FAYETTE, IOWA (November 24, 2023) — Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the names of its July 2023 graduates. The honored students included:

Madonna Ashitey of Bettendorf, IA

Laura Carter of Davenport, IA

Brittney Folland of Davenport, IA

Tifani Foster of Bettendorf, IA

Mitchell Lawson of Davenport, IA

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DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 24, 2023) — Every single year, the Grammy nominations come out, and there are typically a few old homies that get a nod for something. But what more often tends to be the case is that all of the most deserving artists — the deserving ones that we here at the Raccoon Motel/Codfish Hollow/The Fox Den and in past lives through ten years of Daytrotter and other iterations see on a regular basis — tend to be snubbed in these year-end awards.

Jerry Akers, shown here at one of his Great Clips locations, is doing his best to give his employees shorter shifts and a more flexible schedule

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 21, 2023) — Holiday giving started early for CASI with a hugely-successful fundraising campaign. In October, a pre-event fundraiser called Pass the Hat spearheaded by Chair Gwen Tombergs and Board Member Decker Ploehn kickstarted the momentum by raising $40,000. The Hat Bash event on November 16, with over 400 attendees, rounded out the campaign bringing the total raised to over $150,000.